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Good Morning!
You'll find links to activities, projects, and lessons for your 5th Grade Mornings With Ms. K. below.

MOSAiC Mondays

On Mondays, we will check in with the scientists and crew aboard Polarstern. Click here to head to Ms. K's Science page and all of the links to the expedition.

Where does Boston get its water?
http://www.mwra.com/04water/html/watsys.htm


Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

WHOI and Arctic Research:  https://www.whoi.edu/multimedia/type/interactive-science/

Know Your Ocean:  https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/

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Snow
1) Do some research
https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/snow

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/snow_science_what_is_snow

https://scied.ucar.edu/longcontent/snow-white-maybe-or-maybe-not

​https://earthsky.org/earth/how-do-snowflakes-get-their-shape

​https://www.today.com/news/red-colored-watermelon-snow-found-yosemite-national-park-t160240

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd3_rjKQf24

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VugXDLd2iDg



2) Create a quick project that includes at least 3 facts you learned about snow and answers one or more of these questions. Your project could be a poster, Google Slide, or just writing.
  • If you had to describe snow, how would you do it?
  • What is snow made of?
  • Write a poem about snow.
  • What state of matter is snow—solid, liquid or gas? How do you know? Could snow exist in other forms?
  • Where else besides Cape Cod would you find snow in the U.S.? In the world? Does it snow on other planets?
  • Are there different kinds of snow?
  • How can you use your senses to learn about snow? (your senses are smell, taste, touch, hearing, seeing)
  • What snow is best for making snowballs or building snowpeople? Support your answer with details.
  • Is all snow the same?
  • What kinds of activities do you enjoy doing in the snow? Describe them. 





Map Skills
Click on this LINK to quiz yourself on some map skills. After you type in your answers, check them using the drag down menu at the bottom of each section.

WEATHER & CLIMATE
Review the difference between weather and climate. Identify examples of weather and describe Truro's weather today. What is the climate in Truro like?
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